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Live updates: Iran says Strait of Hormuz open; RFK Jr. back in hot seat
Iran announced Friday morning that the Strait of Hormuz is “completely” open amid the temporary ceasefire reached between Israel and Lebanon. President Trump reacted enthusiastically to Iran’s anno...
Popular weight loss medications linked to hidden side effects, study finds
The study found 4% of users reported "menstrual irregularities," according to Neil Sehgal, the study's first author.
RFK Jr. grilled over vaccines, MAHA in back-to-back hearings: Key takeaways
House members got their first opportunity Thursday to grill Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., as he kicked off a marathon series of seven congressional hearings in seven da...
Trump picks former Deputy Surgeon General Erica Schwartz as new CDC nominee
President Trump on Thursday announced Erica Schwartz, who served in a senior health role in his first administration, as his third pick to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)...
Watch live: RFK Jr. faces questioning by House over HHS policies, budget
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will face questioning before the House Ways and Means Committee on Thursday morning on the Trump administration’s “Make America Healthy Aga...
Kennedy’s new podcast might satisfy MAHA, but it won’t save ‘Republican bacon’
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new podcast stands to gratify his “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) base after recent letdowns, though whether it will be able to energ...
Oz says Trump defended diet soda habit, joking it ‘kills cancer cells’
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz revealed on Monday that President Trump has an unusual defense for his diet soda habit, joking that the president often...
Maryland separates from RFK Jr. vaccine guidance
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) signed the Vax Act, which directs the state's health secretary to issue official recommendations for immunizations, screening and preventive services, rather than relyin...
FDA to weigh lifting restrictions on some MAHA-favored peptides
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is taking the first steps toward potentially easing access to certain peptide injections that are currently restricted due to safety concerns. The agency on W...
Protect Our Care publishes scathing report of Kennedy’s tenure ahead of congressional hearing marathon
The progressive health care advocacy group Protect Our Care is releasing a highly critical review of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s first 14 months in office ahead of a...
Trump DOJ accuses Biden admin of ‘weaponization’ of abortion clinic law
The Trump administration in a new report Tuesday accused the Biden administration’s Justice Department of using a law historically meant to protect abortion clinics to selectively prosecute anti-ab...
Trump responds to FEMA official’s teleportation claim: ‘A little strange’
President Trump on Tuesday described statements about teleportation from one of the top officials at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as “a little strange.” Gregg Phillips has long sh...
Novo Nordisk partners with OpenAI in weight loss drug race
Novo Nordisk, the maker of popular weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy, is partnering with OpenAI to deploy the technology across its operations as it looks to keep pace with rapid expansion in th...
Minority of voters identify with MAHA despite some support for its goals: poll
New polling conducted by the progressive political action committee 314 Action found that, despite a decent degree of support for some aspects of the “Make America Healthy Again” agenda, very few v...
Pancreatic cancer pill shown to nearly double overall survival time, drug company says
The company reports the drug showed “clinically meaningful improvements” in overall survival.
Baltimore cuts flouride levels amid shortage caused by Iran war
The Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) announced Monday that it will be temporarily reducing the amount of fluoride in its municipal water beginning this week due to national supply di...
Gambling addiction is soaring: The SAFE Bet Act can stop it getting worse
Make no mistake about this: Online sports betting is a growing public health problem.
